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This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the development in a number area where similar trends are...
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In this paper we report evidence on the relationship between trade openness, technology adoption and the relative … whereby the wage bill share of skilled workers in a given firm is related to international exposure and technology adoption …
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and 10 technology source countries, for the period 1980 - 1999 when the majority of the countries studied undertook … previous studies by taking into account the role of institutions and various measures of proximity between technology source … and recipient countries. Our findings show that emerging countries, although they rely on foreign technology, also benefit …
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marginal value for internal green knowledge stock indicates that a free-riding position on green technology investments of …
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, personal computers and mobile phones represent indicators of ICT. The Gompertz model of technology diffusion is used to study …
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The recent 'scientification' of commercial technology has brought the interface between universities and industry into …
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The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks...
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of information and communication technology seems to have had a substantial impact on the performance of the United … infrastructure, like education and skills, in order to reap the benefits from ICT investment. Technology by itself is not a solution …
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manufacturing during electrification and the ICT revolution. The paper distinguishes between technology-producing, intensive and … less intensive technology-using industries during these technological breakthroughs. The results show that labor … productivity growth and the overall contribution to labor productivity growth was considerably higher in technology …
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